{"id":2187696,"date":"2025-12-05T05:09:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T05:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2187696"},"modified":"2025-12-05T05:09:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T05:09:21","slug":"what-tiara-did-kate-middleton-wear-to-the-german-banquet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/what-tiara-did-kate-middleton-wear-to-the-german-banquet\/","title":{"rendered":"What Tiara Did Kate Middleton Wear to the German Banquet?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"wwwthecut-zephr-anchor\" data-editable=\"content\">\n<div class=\"lede-image-wrapper inline horizontal\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper\">\n            <picture><source media=\"(min-resolution: 192dpi) and (min-width: 1180px), (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (min-width: 1180px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pyxis.nymag.com\/v1\/imgs\/f01\/c7d\/398bb65cf0c216020005ea9c19bfc7c207-katemiddletowntiara.2x.rhorizontal.w700.jpg 2x\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 1180px) \" srcset=\"https:\/\/pyxis.nymag.com\/v1\/imgs\/f01\/c7d\/398bb65cf0c216020005ea9c19bfc7c207-katemiddletowntiara.rhorizontal.w700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"\/><source media=\"(min-resolution: 192dpi) and (min-width: 768px), (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pyxis.nymag.com\/v1\/imgs\/f01\/c7d\/398bb65cf0c216020005ea9c19bfc7c207-katemiddletowntiara.2x.rhorizontal.w700.jpg 2x\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pyxis.nymag.com\/v1\/imgs\/f01\/c7d\/398bb65cf0c216020005ea9c19bfc7c207-katemiddletowntiara.rhorizontal.w700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"\/><source media=\"(min-resolution: 192dpi), (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pyxis.nymag.com\/v1\/imgs\/f01\/c7d\/398bb65cf0c216020005ea9c19bfc7c207-katemiddletowntiara.2x.rsquare.w400.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"\/> <\/picture>\n          <\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.thecut.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmis5kgut000i0iiibmi5x4zo@published\" data-word-count=\"72\">On December 3, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecut.com\/article\/prince-william-kate-middleton-moving-forest-lodge-windsor.html\">Prince and Princess of Wales<\/a> hosted a state banquet at Windsor Castle in honor of German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife, Elke B\u00fcdenbender. At the white-tie affair, Kate Middleton wore a blue Jenny Packham gown and what <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kate-middleton-makes-debut-new-tiara-queen-victoria-oriental-circlet-tiara-fifth-ever-biggest-headpiece-germany-state-banquet-11855671\"><em>People<\/em><\/a> says is the largest tiara she\u2019s ever worn \u2014 Queen Victoria\u2019s massive <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.garrard.com\/en-us\/blogs\/house\/queen-victorias-oriental-circlet-tiara-a-mughal-inspired-masterpiece\">Oriental Circlet tiara<\/a>, which was made in 1853 and features 2,600 diamonds and a collection of rubies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.thecut.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmis7fobx001t3b7bq1he6p88@published\" data-word-count=\"64\">Naturally, fans on social media wondered how this huge tiara stayed on top of her head all night, but it sounds like we can thank her hairstylist: In photos released of the back of her head, it appears that pieces of Middleton\u2019s hair were wrapped multiple times around the base of the tiara, securing it and all of its jewels in a tight knot.<\/p>\n<aside data-uri=\"www.thecut.com\/_components\/clay-tweet\/instances\/cmis6xh1500193b7bsj5i6593@published\" class=\"clay-tweet\" data-editable=\"default\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I always marvel at how the Tiaras stay fixed on the royal ladies heads, especially when it is a bigger piece like the one Catherine wore tonight\ud83d\udc4c\ud83c\udffd<br \/>I love that we get a good look at how Catherine used her hair in a knot to secure the stunning heirloom on her head\ud83e\udd29\ud83d\ude0d\u2026 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2FZBPXqFrj\">pic.twitter.com\/2FZBPXqFrj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Canellecitadelle (@Canellelabelle) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Canellelabelle\/status\/1996355726516629970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.thecut.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmis7huqo001x3b7b0ouy1rl9@published\" data-word-count=\"50\">It\u2019s likely that the royal hairstylists do this styling trick every time a royal crown is worn, but since <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.garrard.com\/en-us\/blogs\/house\/queen-victorias-oriental-circlet-tiara-a-mughal-inspired-masterpiece\">Garrard<\/a> describes the Oriental Circlet tiara as one of \u201cthe most important Victorian-era jewels in the Royal Collection\u201d I\u2019m sure they made Middleton\u2019s knot extra tight. 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